MacTech News

Mar 03

[NPL] e-Picture for BeOS

BeatWare Brings Professional Graphics Capabilities to the BeOS(r)
For Immediate Release
Monday, March 8, 1999
Contact: Karen Cassel
BeatWare, Inc.
karen@beatware.com
650-556-7906
Redwood City, CA - March 8, 1999 -- BeatWare, Inc., the leader in
software development for the BeOS(r), today announced e-Picture(tm),
its professional solution for creating dynamic web graphics.
e-Picture is the first professional graphics application to be
developed for the modern Be Operating System. Under development for
the past eighteen months, e-Picture has been created to meet the
specific needs of graphic designers producing content for the Web.
"The heavyweight tools currently used to produce web graphics were
originally designed for the print publishing industry and simply
aren't the right tools to create small, animated, color-safe images
efficiently," said Karen Cassel, VP of Sales and Marketing for
BeatWare, Inc. "Designers waste hours moving files back and forth
between multiple publishing...

Mar 03

[NPL] Opera for Linux

News Release
OPERA SOFTWARE AND TROLL TECH AGREE TO MAKE OPERA, THE POPULAR WEB BROWSER,
AVAILABLE ON THE SUCCESSFUL LINUX PLATFORM.
Oslo, Norway, - 2. March, 1999 - Troll Tech AS, producer of the Qt
cross-platform application framework and Opera Software AS, producer
of Opera,
the fastest and most user friendly Internet browser, today announced
a cooperative development effort to make Opera available on the
increasingly popular Linux platform. This initiative between the two
companies, Opera Software AS and Troll Tech AS, is taken to secure a
rapid offering of the Opera
web browser on the Linux platform.
The first prototype will be showcased this week at the Linux World Expo in San
Jose. The Linux version of Opera is based on Qt, Troll Tech's widely
used cross-platform application framework. Troll Tech started the
porting of the
user interface and the general framework three weeks ago, and has
already produced a working prototype. The development team consisted
of seven Troll
Tech...

Mar 03

[NPL] QuicKeys 4.0 for Macintosh Public Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Editorial Contact
Sue Nail
CE Software, Inc.
(515) 221-1801 ext. 3025 or (605) 235-1991
sue.nail@cesoft.com
Free QuicKeys 4.0 preview:
http://www.cesoft.com/quickeys/preview
QuicKeys 4.0 for Macintosh Public Preview Version Now Available New
upgrade adds OS 8.5 compatibility, improved interface, 50 new
features and performance boost for leading Macintosh automation
software
West Des Moines, Iowa, March 3, 1999-CE Software, Inc. today
announced that a free "preview" version of the new QuicKeys 4.0 is
now available for download and evaluation from its Web site. The
latest upgrade to CE Software's popular automation software, QuicKeys
4.0 features compatibility with Mac OS 8.5, more than 50 new
automation capabilities, an updated interface, completely revised
documentation and several other improvements. QuicKeys 4.0 is
scheduled to ship in the next 60 days.
"As a long-time QuicKeys addict, I'm looking forward to this next
revision," said Sharon Steuer, QuicKeys...

Mar 03

[NPL] OTSessionWatcher 2.0

Stairways releases OTSessionWatcher 2.0
Perth, Western Australia -- 3 March 1999 -- Stairways Software, Pty
Ltd, today announced the release of version 2.0 of OTSessionWatcher
an update to our Open Transport Stream debugging utility.
What is OTSessionWatcher?
OTSessionWatcher allows you to examine the data transmitted through
Open Transport UDP and TCP streams. This is useful for debugging
network applications and network problems, learning about networking
protocols, or watching for strange or unwanted TCP traffic.
If you have ever wondered what your computer was saying when it was
talking to other machines on the network, this program is the answer.
OTSessionWatcher is one of those simple, powerful tools that makes
you wonder how you ever lived without it.
OTSessionWatcher requires a PowerPC (Power Macintosh or clone) and
Open Transport 1.1.1 or later.
What's New?
OTSessionWatcher 2.0 adds support for watching UDP streams as well as
displaying more complete stream information...

Mar 03

[NPL] Assimilator 2.0.2

Stairways releases Assimilator 2.0.2
Perth, Western Australia -- 3 March 1999 -- Stairways Software, Pty
Ltd, today announced the release of version 2.0.2 of Assimilator, an
elegant and powerful laboratory administration tool.
What is Assimilator?
Assimilator is the product of years of managing student laboratories.
It is designed for situations where you wish to make a large number
of Macintoshes look virtually identical. Assimilator mirrors an
AppleShare server folder on to the client machines to make them all
look almost identical.
Since you generally do not want the machines to be exactly identical,
Assimilator provides a mechanism for building a database of your
machines, allowing the owner name, machine name, harddisk name and
most importantly the IP number of the client machine to be configured
automatically. It also has a method for customizing machines on an
individual or group basis.
Although Assimilator is designed for student lab situations, it has
also proven useful in...

Mar 03

[NPL] RumorMill 1.2

Stairways releases RumorMill 1.2
Perth, Western Australia -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today
announced the release of version 1.2 of RumorMill, its shareware Mac
OS News (NNTP) server.
What is RumorMill?
RumorMill is a news (NNTP) server. The News protocol is ideally
suited to public discussion, and RumorMill is designed to make it
easy to create (and remove) local or shared Newsgroups. RumorMill
(and other NNTP) servers can easily be linked together to create a
wide spanning communication network.
RumorMill is ideal for business groups, schools, universities and any
one else who is interested in a simple, scalable and widely supported
means of providing group discussion. RumorMill can easily mix USENET
newsgroups with local or off-site newsgroups which can be selectively
pulled or fed from multiple servers.
RumorMill can be Remotely Administered, supports Newswatcher Prefs
and Newsrc files and it has a small memory footprint. Amongst other
security features RumorMill has Site...

Solana Beach, California---March 1, 1999--In honor of its 15th year
anniversary, Nisus(R) Software Inc. announces the FREE release of its
blazingly-fast and tiny word processing application, Nisus Compact.
According to Jerzy Lewak CEO, "We are giving away another software
title from our high quality line of Macintosh(R) products. Macintosh
users can download Nisus Compact for FREE and get a taste of word
processing at its best and most efficient. In these days of bloated
software, Nisus Compact is a refreshing reminder of how powerful and
useful a small application can be."
Nisus Compact has many of the features of its big brother Nisus
Writer 5.1.3, but is almost as small as SimpleText(TM). At a mere 1.1
MB for the full download, it's amazing that this tiny application can
do so much! Here are just a few Nisus Compact features:
FILES COMPATIBLE WITH NISUS WRITER: You can interchange fully
formatted files between the two applications.
FLUID GRAPHICS: Paste graphics as characters or on...

Mar 03

[NPL] Microsoft Takes Two-to-One Lead in Browser War

For Immediate Release
March 2, 1999
MICROSOFT TAKES A TWO-TO-ONE LEAD IN BROWSER WAR
WebSideStory's StatMarket Reports Advantage Based on Data Compiled
from Over 13 Million Unique Visitors Daily
(SAN DIEGO, CA)- WebSideStory
((http://www.websidestory.com/)http://www.websidestory.com), the
leader in Internet traffic analysis, traffic building and user
trends, today reported that Microsoft's Internet Explorer accounts
for more than two thirds of the browsers used on the Internet,
according to data published on StatMarket
((http://www.statmarket.com/)http://www.statmarket.com). The
information published on StatMarket reflects real-time data gathered
from more than 40,000 Web sites using the HitBOX Tracker and over
13,000,000 unique visitors a day to those sites.
StatMarket data represents the largest sampling of Internet users and
the most accurate depiction of user trends available. WebSideStory
updates StatMarket daily, publishing Internet user trends and
statistics vital to Webmasters...

Mar 03

[NPL] ColorSync 2.6

ColorSync 2.6 Now Available for Download
New Version Includes Enhanced Support for AppleScript and Popular
Internet Image Formats
SEYBOLD, BOSTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced the availability of ColorSync 2.6, the latest version of
the Company's color-management work flow software for publishing and
design professionals. ColorSync 2.6 includes significant enhancements
to AppleScript integration; support for color management of popular
Internet standards like JPEG and GIF image formats; and updated
Photoshop plug-ins. ColorSync 2.6 is available for free download
today at http://www.apple.com/colorsync.
Apple also announced the availability of the ColorSync Software
Development Kit (SDK) for Windows, which will allow hardware and
software developers to create ColorSync-compatible products for
Windows platforms.
"ColorSync is the leading software for managing color with over one
million users, including professional publishers like PEOPLE and
Kinko's who...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VSE HTML TURBO 2.1 UPDATE
(Bonn, Germany, March 3rd, 1999). Voget Selbach Entertainment (VSE)
announced today that a new version of its popular Mac OS based
shareware HTML optimizer VSE HTML Turbo is now available.
VSE HTML Turbo is a tool that optimizes HTML documents so that they
become much smaller and load much more quickly into web browsers. It
is the winner of Mac Now's Editor's Choice Award and it has received
4 stars from MacNN and 4 Logos from Applelinks.
The new version fixes several bugs, uses Navigation Services if
installed, recognizes PNG images and offers severall small
improvements.
Further information can be found at
"http://vse-online.com/turbo.html".
PRICING
VSE HTML Turbo is available for $49.95. You can order it online at
"http://vse-online.com/order".
DOWNLOAD AND DISTRIBUTION
VSE HTML Turbo 2.1 can now be downloaded at
"http://vse-online.com/download.html". The application can be
included free of charge on cover CD-ROM's of computer...

Mar 03

[NPL] Stone Design Announces Web Tools Suite

For Immediate Release
For more information:
Katie Graunke
info@stone.com
505-345-4800
Stone Design Announces
Stone Web Tools Suite
For Mac OS X Server
Boston, March 2 1999 - Veteran OpenStep and Macintosh developers,
Stone Design, today announced the Stone Web Tools Suite for World
Wide Web content developers who are taking advantage of Apple
Computer, Inc's powerful new Mac OS X Server and its cross-platform
companion, the Yellow Box, which runs on Windows NT, 95 and 98. The
Suite is featured on Apple Computer, Inc's Mac OS X Server Solution
CD, which will be shipping with each copy of Mac OS X Server. Users
of WebObjects 4.0 for NT, can use these tools today!
The suite is made up of the following 5 applications, which work
together to provide artists and content developers with WYSIWYG
tools to create web pages without programming in HTML:
CreateTM 5.0 is THE multipage draw application with instant graphic
conversion, web page authoring, autotracing, PostScript programming...

Mar 03

[NPL] WebColors for Mac OS X Server

For Immediate Release
For more information:
Katie Graunke
info@stone.com
505-345-4800
Stone Design Announces Web Colors(tm) 1.0 For Mac OS X Server and Yellow Box
Boston March 2, 1999 - Veteran Mac OS X/Yellow Box developers, Stone
Design, announced the handy color picking tool, Web Colors, and its
companion Stone Web Color Lists, for Mac OS X Server and Web Objects
for NT today.
Chief engineer at Stone Design and author of Web Colors 1.0, Andrew
Stone said, "This application allows Internet content designers to
have quick and easy access to the colors that will look best
globally."
Web Colors helps web designers select colors that look good on the
vast majority of low grade color monitors used throughout the world.
Since most color displays only support 256 colors, the colors in the
palette provided in Web Colors are guaranteed to be rendered in one
solid color. There are millions of possible RGB color combinations,
but these RGB triples will not be dithered, and thus will...

Mar 03

[MD1] Software Developers Announce Support for Mac OS X Server

Software Developers Announce Support for Mac OS X Server
SEYBOLD, BOSTON March 2, 1999 Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
that developers are lining up to support Mac OS X Server with
innovative new software solutions that utilize the power of Apple's
new server operating system. Many companies are using Seybold to
showcase new Mac OS X Server solutions, spanning publishing, digital
asset management, Internet development and general productivity
applications. Due to ship in the next few weeks, Mac OS X Server
combines the proven strength of UNIX with the simplicity of Macintosh
.
"Mac OS X Server is Apple's first modern server operating system and
developers are already making it a platform for innovative software
releases," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president of Worldwide
Developer Relations. "For publishing customers, Mac OS X Server will
be a great product for managing Mac networks and running new
high-performance publishing solutions, asset management software and...

Mar 03

[MD1] OAK CORBA ORB for OS X

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PARAGON SOFTWARE RELEASES OAK CORBA ORB
FOR APPLE OS X SERVER PLATFORM
VIENNA, VA - MARCH 2, 1999 - Paragon Software Inc., a leading
provider of CORBA technology for Apple products, has released a
version of its OAK CORBA ORB package for Apple's new OS X Server
platform announced today at the Seybold show in Boston.
The OAK CORBA ORB is a complete, enterprise-class CORBA development
suite for building and deploying CORBA-compatible solutions. It
features many exclusive capabilities that make it a compelling choice
for OS X Server developers, including:
* Seamless integration with Apple Project Builder using the new OAK
Project Builder Wizard
* YellowBox Java code generation that allows direct use of CORBA
objects in WebObjects Builder
* Objective-C support for easy, integrated CORBA development with
Objective-C-based systems
The OAK CORBA ORB has been the premier CORBA option for Apple
platforms since 1994. The OAK CORBA ORB is...

Mar 02

[MD1] MacHack: New Discount Program Announced

MacHack PR: New Discount Program Announced
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
Tel: (313) 882-1824
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dearborn, MI -- March 1, 1999 -- Sometimes even the greatest minds in
the business lose track of time. Maybe they procrastinate a little
too long, or maybe they get tied up in projects.
Whatever the cause, MacHack (http://www.machack.com/) is here to
help. For years, discounted registration for this developers
conference has extended well into the spring and up to tax time. This
year is no different.
Attendees that register for MacHack 1999 by Midnight on April 15 will
purchase their registrations at a $475. This represents a $50
discount off of the regular conference rate.
"Even at the regular rate, MacHack is a bargain," said Peter N.
Lewis, genius behind Stairways Software and dedicated MacHacker.
"With the discount, things are even better...

Mar 02

[NPL] PRAM Battery Checker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Polar Orbit Software Announces PRAM Battery Checker for Macintosh
San Francisco, Calif., March 1, 1999 -- Polar Orbit Software
announces the release of a new utility for Macintosh computers, PRAM
Battery Checker v1.0. This software will warn the computer user if
the internal battery that backs up the important Parameter Ram (PRAM)
dies. If this battery fails this information can become corrupted
causing system disruption or errors. The software checks the system
at startup time and will inform the user if the battery has died,
otherwise the user will notice nothing out of the ordinary.
PRAM Battery Checker is perfect for lab or corporate environments
where many Macintosh computers are deployed. It will allow you to
catch a major source of easily prevented system errors. It is also a
useful utility for people who help out less savvy computer users who
might not realize that this battery exists.
The program can be downloaded from the Polar Orbit web page at:
(http...

Mar 01

[NPL] The Vector Zone by Macromedia

For Immediate Release
MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES THE VECTOR ZONE
New Online Information Resource Helps Developers Understand Vector
Graphics Tools and Technologies
Boston, MA - Seybold '99 - March 1, 1999 - Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MACR) today announced the Vector Zone, a comprehensive vector
graphics resource for Web developers available online at
http://www.vectorzone.com. The Vector Zone is a new online
destination providing information about vector graphics technologies
and standards, and the benefits of vectors for the Web. Featuring
articles, interviews and technical pointers for both novice and
professional Web developers, the new site builds on Macromedia's
long-term commitment to deliver a richer, more compelling Web
experience with open vector graphics technologies, such as Macromedia
Flash(TM).
In related news today, Macromedia announced that over 100 million Web
users can experience Flash content without having to download and
install a player. The news establishes Flash and...

Mar 01

[NPL] GoFigure! Router Config from a Palm Pilot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PALM COMPUTING-BASED ROUTER CONFIGURATOR BY CLAIRVOYANT SOFTWARE
SAVES TIME, MONEY AND SPACE FOR NETWORK MANAGERS
GoFigure! Quickly Installs and Configures CISCO Routers On First
American Title's Statewide WAN Anywhere, Anytime , Automates Tedious,
Time-Consuming Tasks
Sunnyvale, CA - March 1, 1999 - Clairvoyant Software's GoFigure!
router configuration software is saving First American Title
Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon time and money in maintaining
and expanding its 30-sight wide area network.
GoFigure! is the first GUI product allowing network system managers
and engineers to configure Cisco routers using Palm Pilot or PalmIII
hand-held computers. Introduced in November 1998, GoFigure! addresses
a router's set-up and get-running configuration parameters by
automating tedious and time-consuming tasks. It's a valuable,
portable tool for anyone configuring Cisco routers.
Providing real estate title insurance services throughout the state
of Oregon, First...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sonic Systems Announces SonicWALL PRO Internet Security Appliance
Bringing high performance, comprehensive security to branch offices
and large, single-site networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 1, 1999 -- Sonic Systems, Inc., provider
of Internet security for small to medium size companies, today
announced SonicWALL PRO, a high-performance Internet security
appliance for Fast Ethernet networks. SonicWALL PRO provides Internet
security, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and content filtering
with high performance hardware to meet the needs of large networks.
SonicWALL PRO offers branch offices and large, single-site networks a
comprehensive security system to combat intruders and secure
important business data.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, large networks
comprise only one percent of all networks. Nine percent are
medium-size enterprises and 90 percent are categorized as small
networks. Yet most security products in today's marketplace are...

Feb 28

[NPL] Dreamweaver Talk Email Discussion Forum

Blue World Announces Dreamweaver Talk Email Discussion Forum
February 28, 1999 - Blue World is pleased to announce the launch of
the new Dreamweaver Talk email discussion forum. Dreamweaver Talk is
a free interactive email discussion forum providing users of
Macromedia's Dreamweaver website authoring product a venue for
sharing tips, techniques and user-to-user support as well as serving
the Dreamweaver community with the latest information pertaining to
Macromedia Dreamweaver and companion products.
As all posts to Dreamweaver Talk are automatically archived in a
database searchable via the Web
(http://listsearch.blueworld.com/dreamweavertalksearch.lasso), the
service provides one of the most exhaustive resource of information
to those interested in maximizing their understanding of the
Macromedia Dreamweaver product.
Blue World cordially invites interested parties to join Dreamweaver
Talk today simply by sending email to requests@blueworld.com with
"subscribe dreamweaver" in the...

Feb 28

[NPL] GoLive Talk Email Discussion Forum

Blue World Announces GoLive Talk Email Discussion Forum
February 28, 1999 - Blue World is pleased to announce the launch of
the new GoLive Talk email discussion forum. GoLive Talk is a free
interactive email discussion forum providing users of Adobe's GoLive
website authoring product a venue for sharing tips, techniques and
user-to-user support as well as serving the GoLive community with the
latest information pertaining to Adobe GoLive and companion products.
As all posts to GoLive Talk are automatically archived in a database
searchable via the Web
(http://listsearch.blueworld.com/golivetalksearch.lasso), the service
provides one of the most exhaustive resource of information to those
interested in maximizing their understanding of the Adobe GoLive
product.
Blue World cordially invites interested parties to join GoLive Talk
today simply by sending email to requests@blueworld.com with
"subscribe golive" in the message body.
GoLive Talk complements other popular email discussion...

Feb 26

[MD1] StuffIt Engine 5.0 SDK

ALADDIN SYSTEMS' STUFFIT ENGINE SDK GETS AN UPDATE TO BOOST PERFORMANCE AND
ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO USE THE NEW 5.0 COMPRESSION STANDARD IN THEIR SOFTWARE
The StuffIt Engine 5.0 SDK Includes The StuffIt Compression And
Decompression Standard To Reduce Installer Size, Fit Developers
Needs, And Increase Benefits To Customers
Watsonville, CA- February 26, 1999 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer
and publisher of the worldwide Macintosh compression standard,
StuffIt(r), today announced the StuffIt Engine Software Developer Kit
(SDK) 5.0 for Macintosh is now available. The StuffIt Engine gives
third party software built-in support for StuffIt archives (.sit),
the Macintosh standard for archiving and compression.
By licensing the StuffIt Engine, a developer's product can easily
create the new StuffIt 5.0 archives (.sit), Self-Extracting archives
(.sea), and encrypted archives among other formats. The StuffIt
Engine consists of a series of code resources that give users access
to standard StuffIt...

Feb 26

[MD1] MacZoop 2.0

Graham Cox, a private individual, today announces the latest upgrade
to the popular and free C++ framework for Macintosh, MacZoop.
Now in version 2.0, MacZoop has been extensively rewritten and
simplified to help make creating Macintosh applications even easier
and more rewarding than ever before. Version 2.0 has been extensively
tested and peer reviewed for the first time to ensure the highest
quality code and most bug-free release made to date.
MacZoop can be downloaded from the following site:
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~corbe/MacZoop/MacZoop.html
and is also available on these mirrors:
http://www.wulfden.org/MacZoop
http://www.coriolis.ch/MacZoop
What is MacZoop?
MacZoop is a C++ application framework for the Macintosh. Unlike
large frameworks such as MacApp, PowerPlant, etc, MacZoop is small
and lightweight, focussed on the needs of beginners and smaller
projects. MacZoop is designed to be compiled with Metrowerks'
CodeWarrior, but will compile with other ANSI compliant C++...

Feb 25

[MD1] Zat Releases Mac OS Support for Spin

ZAT FULFILLS PROMISE OF CROSS-PLATFORM AUTHORING
FOR INTERNET APPLICATIONS WITH SPIN FOR MACINTOSH
PORTLAND, OR - February 25, 1999 - Zat, Inc., a provider of
standards-based visual development environments and authoring tools,
today announced Macintosh support for Spin, the company's premier
Internet application authoring tool. Spin 1.0 for Macintosh makes it
possible for teams of content developers to use a mix of Windows and
Macintosh machines when authoring Internet applications. Spin 1.0 for
Windows 95/98/NT was announced earlier this month.
"Cross-platform authoring has long been a dream of content
developers," said Wm Leler, chief technology officer and a founder of
Zat. "With Spin, you can develop content that transparently runs on
dozens of platforms without alteration. In addition, the authoring
tool itself runs on multiple platforms, so content developers don't
have to purchase multiple versions to author for multiple platforms."
"The Zat product provides the best...

Feb 25

[NPL] Headline Studio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MetaCreations' New Tool for Next-Generation Web Advertising Now
Available via the Internet
Headline Studio -- Ready for Immediate Purchase and Download from the
Company's Web Site -- Brings Powerful Broadcast-Quality Animation to
Web Banners
Carpinteria, CA - February 25, 1999 - MetaCreations Corporation
(Nasdaq: MCRE) announced today the immediate availability of dynamic
new software for Web design professionals seeking to create animated,
broadcast-quality Web advertising banners. The first MetaCreations
product to be offered online for users to buy and download, Headline
Studio is available now via the Internet for both Windows and
Macintosh platforms. To purchase, simply visit MetaCreations' new
electronic software purchase and delivery area on the company Web
site at http://www.metacreations.com/products/hls. MetaCreations
Headline Studio contains all the necessary tools in an easily
accessible format to quickly create high-impact, animated GIF banner
ads...

Feb 24

[NPL] WebSonar software bundle for AppleShare IP

For Immediate Release
Virginia Systems offers a special software bundle for AppleShare IP
version 6 users!
For a limited time Virginia Systems is offering a new software bundle
with a special price for AppleShare IP version 6 owners. The bundle
includes two Mac only products, WebSonar and Welcome, that provide an
easy way to deploy and access documents on the web.
Virginia Systems, Inc.'s WebSonar was Apple's choice for Best
Business Solution at MacWorld San Francisco in January. WebSonar is a
powerful solution for the emerging web based document management
market. It is based on Virginia Systems' mainstream Sonar
Professional text retrieval and document imaging systems for the
Macintosh.
This mature technology enables companies, schools, and governments to
dynamically publish legacy documents, manuals, library book card
catalogs, databases and other archived materials by simply dropping
their existing files into a folder.
The text of these documents is completely searchable at over...

Feb 24

[NPL] HR/PR for Lasso

The authors of Rotating Ads for Lasso announce Human Resources/Public
Relations (HR/PR) for Lasso. An easy to implement, easy to maintain
system to administer the timely addition and deletion of employment
opportunities and press releases from your web site. No more trying
to re-invent the wheel, this solution can be up and running in
minutes.
With our easy-to-use web-based administration module, you can quickly
add new entries and delete old ones right in your web browser.
Special feature for ISP's: HR/PR for Lasso is designed to run on
multiple web sites. Give each of your clients their own Unique ID
Code, and they can each administer their own News and Job Openings
web pages all in ONE database! All entries are kept separated by
company, so your clients will never see anything but their own
information, just like you designed it especially for them.
Features
* Easy to implement
* Web based administration
* Handles multiple web sites
* Works on any page served by Lasso
* No limit on...

Feb 24

[NPL] Net.Dreams introduces Remote Mail

For Immediate Release
NET.DREAMS INTRODUCES REMOTE MAIL 1.0
-- First Mac OS Plug-in to Let Webmasters Offer Remote Email Access
via Any Web Browser Anywhere--
ROHNERT PARK, Calif., February 24, 1999 -- Net.Dreams today announced
the immediate availability of Remote Mail 1.0, providing for the
first time access via any Macintosh Web server to POP3 mail servers
from any browser in the world. Now Mac OS Web servers can provide a
seamless bridge to any POP3 email system on the Internet with an easy
to use, customizable W*API-based plug-in. End-users can read and
process their email without any special configuration or client
software, simply by pointing their browser to a Remote Mail-enabled
Web page. Webmasters can use Remote Mail to offer access exclusively
to their own email system, or to any POP3 email system on the
Internet. Available today, Remote Mail is priced at $249, and can be
downloaded at (http://www.netdreams.com/remotemail/).
"I don't know how we were able to do business...

Feb 24

[NPL] Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker Pro

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker Pro
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, February 23, 1999--Troi
Automatisering today announced the release of Troi Serial Plug-in
1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 (or later) on both on Mac OS and Windows.
This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro easy and powerful access to one (or
more) of the computer's serial ports and works completely cross
platform. The plug-in can read from and write to the serial ports of
the computer directly from FileMaker without the need of a separate
application.
Peter Baanen, company president, states that "Based on user feedback
we've included an extra Caller ID example database and a brand new
ToASCII function. This makes starting with the plug-in even easier".
Suggested Use
Suggested uses for this plug-in are connecting to a modem, custom
switchboard dialing, caller ID, credit card swiping, controlling
external devices, data acquisition and data transfer.
Key features of the...

Feb 23

[NPL] Aladdin Systems Releases DropZip

ALADDIN SYSTEMS TO RELEASE TWO COMPRESSION SHAREWARE PRODUCTS FOR
MACINTOSH- DROPSTUFF(tm) AND DROPZIP(tm)
February 23, 1999 - Aladdin Systems, Inc. is expected to release a
new version of its popular compression shareware, Aladdin DropStuff
5.1 today at: http://www.aladdinsys.com/dropstuff/index.html.
DropStuff 5.1 includes the new StuffIt 5.0 compression format and is
a FREE upgrade for registered DropStuff with Expander Enhancer 4.5
users. Registered DropStuff users can upgrade to StuffIt Deluxe for
$29.95. The detailed DropStuff news release follows this message.
Aladdin also announces that it will release a standalone Macintosh
Zip compression application called DropZip(tm). This shareware will
allow Macintosh users to compress into the Zip format. DropZip users
will be able to drag and drop files or folders onto a desktop alias
icon or launch the application to select items to be compressed using
a Zip engine. Aladdin's DropZip is expected to ship in March.
Users wishing to...

Feb 22

[MD1] StoneTable 4.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
StoneTable Version 4.0 provides support for formulas and AppleEvents in Tables.
Portland, OR--Feb 22, 1999--StoneTablet Publishing today announced
the release of StoneTable Version 4.0. This release provides a major
step forward giving the Macintosh developer access to functionality
never before available on the Macintosh platform in a simple and easy
form for integration into their applications. Building upon an API
similar to that used by the List Manager, StoneTable now provides
nearly 250 functions and dozens of options (color, fonts, styles,
titles, grid lines, etc.) to the developer to display a wide range of
data (text, check boxes, pop up menus, twist down lists, application
defined data, etc.) in a simple and consistent way. Applications
using StoneTable provide their users a natural interface similar to
that found in major spreadsheet applications or other applications
that display data in tables.
These are just some of the improvements found in...

Feb 22

[NPL] T-Minus Ten 2.1

MK Software announces T-Minus Ten 2.1
New version adds more scheduling options.
AUSTIN, Texas--February 21, 1999--MK Software, Inc. today announced
the availability of T-Minus Ten 2.1, its premier task automation
utility. T-Minus Ten 2.1 adds new features and fixes bugs.
ABOUT T-MINUS TEN
T-Minus Ten lets users turn frequently-used or repetitive actions
into tasks that can be automatically run by a schedule, launched by a
keystroke or hot spot on the screen, or put into action when your
computer becomes idle.
Using T-Minus Ten, you can create hot keys and hot spots to drive
applications, scripts and documents. The handy timer function puts
your Macintosh on auto-pilot during off-hours, running back-up
scripts, creating customizable sets of file launches and more.
Anything that can be scripted with AppleScript or opened by the
Finder can be turned into an automated task.
NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES
- You can now create schedules of the type "Every X minutes/hours/days/weeks".
- You can...

Feb 20

[NPL] MacAMP Lite 1.5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
@soft releases MacAMP Lite 1.5
Lugano, Switzerland, Feb 20, 1999 -- @soft announces a new version of
its award-winning product, MacAMP Lite. MacAMP Lite is an innovative
audio multimedia player for the MacOS, featuring a small and easy to
use interface, plugin architecture, playlist support, timer, and
more. The application with a particulary low memory requirements
(only 1200 Kb for best performance) and a wide range of supported
sound formats, including CD Audio, MP3, IT, MOD, XM, MIDI and more,
promises to be an outstanding tool for every Mac user.
The user interface for the program is made of a single control
strip-like window, floating above all other applications, allowing
easy access to most of MacAMP Lite's features, such as playlist,
play, stop, forward and rewind buttons. Users can also customize
MacAMP Lite with custom appearance files, called "Skins", that
greatly change the look of the player.
MacAMP Lite makes use of a new technology invented by @...

Feb 20

[NPL] Media Design in*Progress Reads CometSite/Page Files

SAN DIEGO, February 18, 1999: Media Design in*Progress
(http://www.in-progress.com) today released a bridge from CometSite
and CometPage, the recently discontinued web development applications
from Digital Comet. The Comet Bridge facilitates a smooth transition
from Comet's command tags to standard XML.
Digital Comet (http://www.digitalcomet.com) announced on January 27
that they were no longer selling CometPage and CometSite, the
company's web development software. These products was based on
"server side includes on stereoids," generating web pages from
command tags mixed with HTML.
"It is sad that web developers are stuck in a dead end with documents
in an obsolete proprietary command tag format" said Terje Norderhaug,
President of Media Design in*Progress. "With the Comet Bridge, we
throw a lifeline to Digital Comet Customers so they can get back on
track."
The Comet Bridge is a free extension that makes Interaction and
Xpublish execute Comet's command tags. It allows web...

Feb 20

[NPL] IncWell Unveils NetAnimator for Windows

IncWell Unveils NetAnimator - Smart Animations for Web, Windows Desktop
February 18, 1999. Chandler, Arizona. IncWell DMG, Ltd of Chandler,
Arizona, makers of the advanced, multimedia development environment
SuperCard, unveiled its first Windows based authoring product,
IncWell NetAnimator for Windows 1.0.
IncWell NetAnimator is an easy to use tool for creating compact,
interactive multimedia animations. Users create text and import
artwork as members in a mixed time and path based environment.
Objects can move and respond to clicks, opening web pages or playing
different parts of the animation.
After a NetAnimation is created, it can be exported for playback on
the web using a Java applet, ActiveX control, or as a standard
Windows 95/98 screen saver, allowing easy content reuse and branding
of corporate web sites and desktops.
At a download price of $59.95 from the IncWell DMG, Ltd web site
(http://www.incwell.com ), IncWell NetAnimator puts authoring power
into the hands of new web...

Feb 19

[MD1] MacHack: Final call for papers, Early Registration Deadline

MacHack PR: Final call for papers; early registration discount ending
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
Tel: (313) 882-1824
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dearborn, MI -- Time is running out!
March 1, 1999, is the final deadline for paper proposals and
abstracts for the 1999 edition of MacHack, the Annual Conference for
Leading Edge Developers.
If your paper is accepted, it will be published in the official
Machack proceedings, and you'll get to present it to an audience of
the best software developers in the world. You'll also attend the
conference free! (Well, not completely free. Conference registration
is free for the authors of accepted papers, but you'll have to get to
Detroit and pay your own hotel bill.)
MacHack solicits and accepts papers on a wide variety of topics
related to Macintosh software development. For example, the subjects
of last year's papers...

Feb 19

[NPL] PhoneTech 1.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 1999
CONTACT:
Karl Bunker
Iron Software
karlbunker@ironsoftware.com
http://www.ironsoftware.com
PhoneTech 1.0 released
Powerful Macintosh Phone Utility
Karl Bunker and Iron Software announce the release of a new utility
that will ease the life of anyone who makes phone calls while working
at their Mac.
PhoneTech is a versatile utility that provides many powerful
phone-related technologies that usually require expensive software,
special hardware, or both.
Working through any ordinary modem, PhoneTech provides the following features:
* Includes a compact and easy to use "Phone Book" with which you can
store any number of names and phone numbers for quick access.
* "Keep trying" technology: if the line is busy or there is no
answer, PhoneTech can retry the number periodically until you get
through. You don't even have to pick up the phone until you're
successfully connected.
* System wide hotkey allows you to switch instantly between your
modem (for...

ALADDIN SHIPS SPRING CLEANING 3.0- THE #1 MAC UNINSTALLER CLEANS
FASTER, EASIER AND SAFER WITH INCREASED SEARCH SPEEDS, IMPROVED
INTERFACE AND NEW RESTORE FEATURE
Spring Cleaning 3.0 Is Now Faster And More Powerful At Helping Users
Safely Organize Their Applications, Files, Folders And Fonts For
Maximum Efficiency
Watsonville, CA-February 17, 1999- Aladdin Systems, Inc., today
announced Spring Cleaning(tm) 3.0 is now shipping. Spring Cleaning is
the number one uninstaller for the Macintosh, and version 3.0
provides twelve easy utilities to help users clean their hard drive
by searching for and removing unneeded files, applications, folders,
and fonts. Spring Cleaning 3.0 has increased speed and performance
and its new features include the ability to restore items, check for
damaged files, search for invisible files, and a bonus application,
Aladdin Desktop Magician(tm).
"Becoming more efficient and organized are everyone's goals, and
Spring Cleaning is the best solution for relieving...

SPEEDLAN 10 MBPS WIRELESS BRIDGE
SAME RELIABILITY, LOWER COST
Sarasota, FL, USA; February 17, 1999 -- Wave Wireless Networking,
wireless Internet division of SPEEDCOM International, announced that
it has lowered the price for their SPEEDLAN 10 wireless, multi-port,
multi-point bridge/router to $8900. The award-winning SPEEDLAN 10
bridge/routers are ideal for Internet communications, education,
health care or any multi-location applications and perform at full 10
Mbps Ethernet LAN speeds.
SPEEDLAN 10 is a transparent, MAC layer, self-learning wireless
bridge with IP routing capability that can connect two or more
Ethernet LANs. The bridge/router may pass all Ethernet like protocols
including IP, IPX, Appletalk. SPEEDLAN 10 bridge/routers use
unlicensed spread spectrum technology and can be configured to have
multiple wireless LAN ports to meet varied multi-point configuration,
performance and budget requirements.
As a multi-port bridge/IP router, SPEEDLAN 10 reduces the cost of...

Feb 17

[NPL] Mac Trading Post Reopening

For Immediate Release:
MYMAC2U.COM Reopens The Mac Trading Post
-- New Version Adds Automation, and automatic ad deletion after 30 days --
-- Allows ad placers to remove their ads via a password --
Cleveland, OH, February 17, 1999 -- MYMAC2U.COM & WilliamLH, today
unveiled the newly automated and redesigned The Mac Trading Post
(http://www.mymac2u.com/themactradingpost/), the First Macintosh
specific, classified ad web site on the Internet.
After nearly a year of being in limbo due to the amount of time it
took to update The Mac Trading Post by hand (3,500+ ads a month!).
The Mac Trading Post is now open and ready to take Mac users
Macintosh specific classified ads. The Mac Trading Post is still
100% FREE to all users, and was built with help from Rock Solid
Productions (http://www.communigate.net/aaron/).
The Mac Trading Post started back in 1990 out of WilliamLH's need to
sell some old software and hardware he had laying around, after
looking at over 200 search engines and...

Feb 17

[NPL] Stairways RumorMill 1.2

We have just released version 1.2 of Stairways RumorMill, our news
server. If you are interested in serving NNTP-standard newsgroups
from a Macintosh you should take a look at the RumorMill home page at:
http://www.stairways.com/rumormill
That page contains the full info about the new release and download
links. Like all our software, Stairways RumorMill is absolutely free
to download and try out. Hope you like it.
Regards,
Andrew.

Feb 17

[NPL] Macromedia Debuts Fireworks 2

MACROMEDIA DEBUTS FIREWORKS 2
Integrated Graphics, Coding and Sitewide Editing Lead New Features Of
Next-Generation Web Graphics Production Environment
San Francisco, Calif. - February 16, 1998 - Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MACR) the leader in Web Publishing software, today introduced
Fireworks(R) 2, revolutionizing the way Web sites are built and
maintained by seamlessly integrating with HTML editors and bridging
the gap between graphics and code.
Fireworks 2 is a major upgrade to the company's award-winning Web
graphics production tool. Unveiled last year, Fireworks was the first
software application to specifically target the graphics production
needs of Web designers. Fireworks accelerates Web workflow with new
features that enable rapid edits across multiple graphics and ensure
consistent design throughout a site. All of this power is offered in
a complete, professional design environment that allows Web
professionals to produce graphics-rich, interactive Web sites with...

For Immediate Release
Adobe Ships After Effects 4.0
San Jose, Calif., (Feb. 16, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE)-Adobe Systems
Incorporated announced that Adobe After Effects 4.0 will begin
shipping today. Since its announcement last month, After Effects 4.0
has garnered significant praise-including a Macworld Best of Show
award. In addition to being sold separately, After Effects 4.0
software is also part of the comprehensive Dynamic Media solution
from Adobe Systems-a tightly integrated collection of award winning,
high performance Adobe applications-which enables creative
professionals to develop dynamic, compelling content for film, video,
multimedia and the Web.
The award-winning After Effects has long been considered the software
tool of choice for motion graphics designers and visual effects
artists. Adobe After Effects 4.0 continues that tradition by
providing a robust, feature-rich solution that delivers tighter
integration with all Adobe applications, greater creative control and...

Feb 17

[NPL] Aladdin To Republish DragStrip

ALADDIN SYSTEMS TO PUBLISH DRAGSTRIP -A POPULAR DESKTOP ORGANIZER FOR
LAUNCHING, FINDING, ORGANIZING AND ACCESSING APPLICATIONS, FOLDERS,
AND DOCUMENTS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY
DragStrip, For Windows And Macintosh, Is The Ultimate Desktop
Organizer For Quick Access To Frequently Used Applications, Files And
Information
Watsonville, CA- February 16, 1999 - Aladdin Systems, Inc. today
announced it has entered into an agreement with Poppybank Software to
republish its popular, award-winning shareware DragStrip(R), the
Ultimate Desktop Organizer. DragStrip is a full-featured application
that allows users limitless flexibility in organizing and accessing
their frequently used information. It helps to eliminate cluttered
desktops and repeated searches through browser windows by including
simple drag-and-drop modifiable palettes on the desktop. One palette
can easily handle a user's files, folders, applications and URLs all
in one location.
"Aladdin is known for its extremely useful and easy-...

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